History Of The Reformation Of Religion Within The Realm Of Scotland

Author : John Knox
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333995546
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book The History of the Reformation of Religion Within the Realm of Scotland written by John Knox and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Reformation of Religion Within the Realm of Scotland: Containing, the Manner, and by What Persons, the Light of Christ's Gospel Has Been Manifested Unto This Realm, After That Horrible and Universal Defection From the Truth, Which Has Come by the Means of That Roman Antichrist Would any of you have confen'y'ed two years ago, that Mary, your mirror, had been faife, dif fembling, unconl'tant, proud, and a breaker of promifes, except fuch promifes as {he has made to your god the pope, to the great ihame and dii'honour of her noble father? The love of her native country could not move that wicked woman's heart to pity. She declareth herfe f an open traitrefs to the realm of England, contrary to the juft laws of the fame, to bring in a ranger, and to make a proud firanger king, to the deflruc'tion of the nobility, and fubverfion of the realm. If God, for our fcourge, fuffered her and her cruel council to come to authority. Under an Englilh name {he hath a Spaniard's heart. Much trouble in England'for the eliablilhing of that mofl unhappy and wicked woman's authority, I mean, of her that now reigneth in God's wrath. Marriage dughtnot to be contraeted with thofe who maintain and advance idola try, fuch as the emperor, who is no lefs an enemy to Chrift than ever Nero was.' By thefe pre ceeding articles, John Knox's fraternal enemies proclaimed to the world how virulent the fervice book made them. They alledged treafon again him, who knew nothing thereof. Innocency is no fhelter againfi malignant adverfaries. Malice never regards how unjufl an accufation is, but how de fpightful. John Knox could not be jufily blamed, but his oppofrtes were feif-willed. Their feli will being croll'ed, did boil in choler to the extrat'tion of a del'true'tive deflgn. Rumpazztur z'lz'a Godri They could take no ref't till they were delivered of their malicious birth. But, bleffed be God, who by his fingular love, providence towards his faithful ferrant, prevented the evil intend ed by fuch a prodigious produetion; for the magiflrates of Francfort dilliking the former bloody attempt, and unnatural project of the falfe brethren, above fpecified, fent for Mr. Williams, and Mr. Whittinghame, defiring them to advife John Knox to depart, otherwife they would be confirain ed to deliver him, if the emperor's council (which was then at Auglburgh) lhould, upon like ih formation fend for him. John Knox being advertifed thereof, after he had made a comfortable fer-o mon at his lodging to fifty perfons, or thereabout, of the death and refurrec'lion of Chrifl, and of the unfpeakable joys prepared for God's eleet, departed towards Geneva the 26th of May 1 5 5 5, and was convoyed three or four miles in his way, by fome of thofe to whom he had made the forefaid exhortation, who with great heavinefs of hegrt, and plenty of tears committed him to the Lord. During his abode at Geneva, he wrote an Admonition or Warning to London, Newcallle and Berwick; a Letter to queen Mary, regent of Scotland; an Appeal to the nobility of Scot land; an Admonition to the commons of Scotland an Exhortation to the realm of England, {or their f peedy embracing of Chrifl's gofpel; and the firli Blalt of the Trumpet, dac. In this laft traetate, he gave a fufficient proof of his erudition and learning. The reign of queen Mary in Eng Lanl, and the government of Mary of Lorrain in Scotland, provoked him to fet forth that treatife. In the preface, he protefts he did not conceal his name for fear of corporal punifhment, and promifeth at the third \blal't to es down his name, and to take the blame upon him, that others might be pur ged. His purpofe was to have blown the trumpet thrice, whicn he would have performed if q tee. Mary had not on lei h 1' days fooner. Ani, becaufe he underftood that fo ne h d pronifed a con futation of his firft 1 e delayed his fecond, till fuch time as their reafons appeared, by."